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Heat Continues for the East and South-Central U.S.; Strong to Severe Storms Across the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast

The extremely dangerous heat wave continues across the East Coast and much of the South-Central U.S. today. Record high temperatures are expected for some areas especially across the Mid-Atlantic where extreme heat risk conditions reside. There is a Slight Risk (level 2 of 5) of severe thunderstorms today for the northern Mid-Atlantic into portions of southern New England. Read More >

Fayetteville, Arkansas
March Climate Data (Page 1)

 

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    |------Normals 1991-2020------| |--------- Record Temperatures ---------|
     Temperature   Precipitation     Hi        Lo        Hi        Lo
Day  Mx/Mn  Mean  Day  Month  Year   Max  Year Max  Year Min  Year Min  Year  Day
 1   56/32   44   .11   .11   5.42    83  2006  25  1980  60 *2006  12 *1980   1 
 2   56/32   44   .11   .22   5.53    80  2022  27  1960  65  1976   7  1980   2 
 3   56/33   45   .11   .33   5.64    84  2022 (21) 2002  63  1974   1  2002   3 
 4   57/33   45   .11   .44   5.75    81  2024  22  1960  64  1961  (0) 2002   4 
 5   57/33   45   .13   .57   5.88    79  1991  23  1989  58  2019   8  1960   5 
 
 6   57/33   45   .13   .70   6.01    85  1956  30  1989  62  2019  12  1967   6 
 7   58/34   46   .12   .82   6.13    78  1992  28  1996  62 *2009   9  1967   7 
 8   58/34   46   .13   .95   6.26    77  1992  26  1996  62  1974   7  1996   8 
 9   58/34   46   .12  1.07   6.38    77  1974  34  1998  63  1974   6  1996   9 
10   59/35   47   .12  1.19   6.50    83  1955  32  1969  60  2021  11  1964  10 
 
11   59/35   47   .12  1.31   6.62    88  1967  28  1998  65  1967  16  1998  11 
12   59/35   47   .12  1.43   6.74    88  1967  29  1951  62  1990  13 *2022  12 
13   60/35   48   .12  1.55   6.86    87  1967  29  1951  63  1990   9  1968  13 
14   60/36   48   .13  1.68   6.99    80 *2024  37  2017  57  2024  13  1993  14 
15   60/36   48   .13  1.81   7.12    79 *2016  37  1978  60  2012  14  1954  15 
 
16   61/36   48   .14  1.95   7.26    78 *2018  32  1960  60  2012  18 *1988  16 
17   61/36   49   .13  2.08   7.39    82  1982  37 *1970  63  2012  21 *1962  17 
18   61/37   49   .13  2.21   7.52    79 *2012  31  1965  64  2012  20  1965  18 
19   62/37   49   .14  2.35   7.66    81 *2017  27  1965  64  1982  15  1965  19 
20   62/37   50   .13  2.48   7.79    85  2017  39 *1970  64  2017   8  1965  20 
 
21   62/37   50   .14  2.62   7.93    84  1997  35  1974  62  2007  16  1965  21 
22   63/38   50   .14  2.76   8.07   (89) 1995  36  2006  67  1995  12  1955  22 
23   63/38   51   .13  2.89   8.20    79 *1975  41 *1968  61  2009  19  1974  23 
24   63/38   51   .13  3.02   8.33    79 *2015  30  1965  56 *2004  19  1974  24 
25   64/39   51   .13  3.15   8.46    78 *2015  31  1965  59  1967  14  1955  25 
 
26   64/39   51   .13  3.28   8.59   (89) 2020  26  1955 (68) 1991   9  1955  26 
27   65/39   52   .13  3.41   8.72    80  2021  39  1983  63  2004  15  1955  27 
28   65/39   52   .14  3.55   8.86    86  1963  45  2001 (68) 1985  24  2016  28 
29   65/40   52   .14  3.69   9.00    84  1967  31  1987  65  1963  23  1955  29 
30   65/40   53   .14  3.83   9.14    80  1967  38  1954  66  1967  17  1964  30 
 
31   66/40   53   .15  3.98   9.29   (89) 1974  41  2022  65  1967  20  1987  31 

* Indicates occurrences in previous years     ( ) Indicates monthly extremes
March Monthly Normals 1991-2020:
 
Normal Max Temperature:   60.7F   Monthly Heating Degree Days:       520 
Normal Min Temperature:   36.1F   Season Total Heating Degree Days: 3728 
Normal Mean Temperature:  48.4F   Monthly Cooling Degree Days:         5 
Normal Monthly Rainfall:  3.98"   Season Total Cooling Degree Days:    6 
Normal Monthly Snowfall:   1.3"
March Monthly Records:
Warmest Month:  57.9F in 2012     Wettest Month:  10.05" in 2008 
Coolest Month:  37.5F in 1960     Driest Month:    0.58" in 2001 
                                  Most Snowfall:   15.0" in 1968
(Monthly normals are computed by adding all of the daily mean data
 and then dividing by the number of days in the month)

 

Updated: May 20, 2024